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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
ANAUTOGRAPH.

Sincerely yours" and just beneath 81
Your name. The thought then anne TO mo
Sweet az the first white roses breath.
Il have q friend, q friend in thee" NJ z
II this be true, and true 1t lie, 4.
For thou art truth thysef so true,
1 need no more to make my bliss u !. 4 n J,
Az pure as heaven ethereal blue.
Why should care for wealth or fame?
Poor bubbles these OF empty air; /. 81,
From all turn to thy dear name,
Il And find enduring substance there.
The world may pass and heod me not,
It's swee test smiles to others lend: p ~ . =
My solace is this cheering thought,
Yes, this alone, thou art my friend.
G. w. CRoFrs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
A TWo-Sided Question.

Loud and long is the complaint
made of incompetent servants. Less
is said about foolish and incompetent
mistresses, but there are scores OF
young women who enter upon the
position OF mistress with even less
knowledge Of it's requirements than
the newly imported servant has o!
hers. Such women ought not to poet
good service. They do not deserve it.
and their ignorance makes them In
capable OF giving the instruction that
makes good servants.
The writer once overheard the fol.
lowing conversation between two
young women, one Of whom was soon
to be married.
II do SO dread keeping house," she
said. "Id much rather board, but
Frank wants to keep house. But, do
you know, never made even a loaf
of bread in my life''
"Nor l." said her companion, in a
tone indicating that she thought there
was merit in the admission.
"Once l tried to make O. sponge
cake, and it was an awful izzle,'' said
the bride to be.
"But you'll keep a. servant, Of
course?'
"Mercy, yes! for l hardly know the
first thing about housekeeping. Some
how or other, mamma always attend
ed to things at home"
"When I marry" said the young
woman, not yet enjoying the felicity
Of being "engaged," II shalt have it
distinctly understood that I am not
responsible for affairs in the kitchen"
IL have told Frank how ignorant
I am, and he laughs, and says am
SO bright can easily learn"
"But what if one don't want to
learn?
"True enough. Well, we shall just
depend on our servant; but dread
it, for you know how inefficient and
ignorant servants are"
Something might have been said
about the ignorance and ineficiency
OF young mistresses, and about long.
suffering husbands, and about di.
vorces that come from the angry
words and bitterness caused by in
conlpetenC housekeeping; but the
young women were not sensible enough
to takeso broad and serious q, view
Of this very serious matter.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
His Little Boots.

BY Will NJ. Clemens, in Detroit Free Press.
Up in the cemetery on the hill
picked the pebbles from off his grave
and smoothed the new-made earth
with my hand and brushed away some
dead leaves that had fallen there. T
think there was tear dropped on the
grave as Bonded over it, and there
were little rivulets of tears running
down both my cheeks as I came away
from the lonely cemetery.
And entered the house again. 0,
how quiet it seemed without the pat
ter Of his lit tie feet, and his little CRY
OF welcome. All, my precious one,
papa misses that sweet and tender
greeting. And on the mantel I saw
his pair Of little boots--the first and
only pair he had ever worn. / put
them on the mantel with my own
hands the night before he died. Such
little bootsl How I looked at them,
and how she has taken them in her
hands, and kissed the stiff, black,
heavy-soled things, and shed her tears
upon them. How his little eyes did
shine with Joy and happiness when
brought them home! How those red
tops and brightest copper toes en-
chanted his youthful heart! Then,
when she made his first pair Of pants
to wear with the boots, his little body
swelled with pride! Dear little boots!
On the mantel there in silence they
seem to speak sweet and tender
words to me. love them because he
wore them. And she loves them far
more than !, for every morning she
kisses them, and every evening she
wipes away her tears, with their little
red tops. Oh, dear little boots The
kingdom OF the world could. not buy
them from us. They are the sweetest
memories of our dead boy that God
could give to us. His little boots!
Even now hasten to the mantel and
! touch them again with my rough
fingers, and the tears are falling thick
and fast upon his little boots! =.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
Chewing Is Bad Form Now.

Manufacturers of tobacco say that
the habit OF chewing is rapidly becom-
ing as obsolete as that ofsnuff taking,
except among workingmen. "You
will find some of the older men OF
wealth and refinement who chew now
adays," said a large dealer;"but they
acquired the habit years ago, when it
was not thought vulgar or disreputa-
BILE to chew. Some of the older judges
chew, and there were members OF the
Supreme Court of the United States
who were not easy ON the bench unless
they had a quid. A very few clergy
men use tobacco in this way, and
not few ofthe older lawyers and 9th.
er professional men OF years. But in the
younger generation ofcultivated men of
good manners there are very few,
comparatively, now to be found who
chew. The young men of to-day rare
ly acquire the habit, and I predict
that within the next few years users
OF the weed in this form will be only
those who belong to the less cultivat-
ed society. It is now regarded as very
bad form to chew, though thirty years
ago it was not. No; chewing is going
the way OF snuff taking"
Many of our most prominent public
men have fought hard to overcome
this habit. In Chicago and St. Louis
chewing is now regarded as vulgar by
persons who make any pretensions to
social standing, and many of the de-
vices employed by men to overcome
the habit are amusing. At the late
trial of Maxwell IN St. Louis the three
prosecuting officers were noticed con-
stantly chewing during the trial, and
one OF them said: eyes, we are chew
ing spruce gum, and we are doing it to
break the habit of chewing tobacco,
and if you will notice on the street
you will see three men out OF five Il
mean, of course, those who are not
workingmen) vigorously working their
jaws. They are chewinggum, for there
seems to be a sort of tacit agreement
among gentlemen here to quit chewing
tobacco"
Many men now carry a strip of slip
perry elm in their pocket, and when
they feel the old craving come over
them, then they bite off a bit and chew
it.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

lIIlteresting Story About Henry
Ward Boecis and Mgr. CapeI.
An interesting account 81 how Hen.
~ Ward Beecher became acquainted
with Mgr, Gapel IS told Iii Che Indian
apolis journal. It was at the recep.
.tion given 70 David Dudley Field al
his brothers house, near Gramercy
Park. The greatest attraction was
three clergymen. One was Mr.. Beech
er, the second was the Rev T. Dewitt
Talmage, and the third was Mgr. Cap.
ell Beecher and z lmage were the
center Of admring groups, while the
Monsignor stood 10 an angle OF the.
parlor shaking hands with those who
had the pleasure Of an introduc+.
ton. Twas evident that neither Mr..
Beecher nor DR.. Talmadge knew Of the
presence of the distinguished Roman
Catholic divine. The Monsignor wore
suit of clerical black, with a lilac
colored sash over his shoulders and
around his waist. When asked by the
President of the Press Club whether
he wished an introduction to Mr..
Beecher he smiled and replied:
''It would be the greatest pleasure
of my life. He is the one man in Amer.
lea whom I particularly desire to
meet"
Three minutes later the President
had Mr.. Beecherby the arm. He told
him that the Monsignor desired ar
introduction to him. MIR. Beecher's
eyes twinkled.
"What is his calibre?" he asked, as
he moved toward the lilac-softened
sash. land can you tell me whethe,
he is loaded for bear or for quail?'
AS the pride ofintellectual Brooklyn
was presented, the English priest
moved forward and shook both Of
his hands.
"Ah, Mr.. Beecher," said he. "this is,
indeed, a pleasure. Do I at last see
the world~renowned apostle Of Ameri
ca? 1t has been the ambition OF my
life. This is the proudest moment oI
my existence.
1.-THE pleasure is mutual" MIR.
Beecher replied. ~ am glad to meet
you, Your intellect I have admired.
but You ars q much more handsome
man than had imagined.
"What," broke in the Monsignor,
with a low laugh, ':getting Jealous OF
me already"
After further pleasant badinaee, Mr..
Beecher gravely invited Capel to come
over to Plymouth Church some Sun.
day and preach to his congregation,
"Beware, Mr.. Beecher," responded
the Monsignor, in a seductive tone,
"this IS a day Of wonderful POSSIBLE,
ties. I might turn your flock from
the error Of it's ways. Some might be
converted"
III in one hour you can undo what
it has taken me forty years TO de.
velop,' Mr.. Beecher said, "you ,nuss
be very remarkable man indeed. I'd
like to have you come and try it.
Come and preach to us. 1t will do
you good, and We shall be glad CO
listen to you"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
Senator Stanford's Scheme.

Springfield Republican: Leland Stan
ford has ali comprehensive ambitions
concerning his new university at Pa.o
Alto, and follows the instincts OF
business man in desiring to make it q
means for practical education so
called. He.is quoted as saying:
/. / intend that the Stanford univer-
sity shall not only give one classical
education, but that under itsroof one
may learn telegraphy, type setting,
type writing, journalism, bookkeep-:
ing, farming, civil engineering, ef
For q numberfof years prior to its
ception young men, graduates OF ~
ward, Yale and other Eastern co
used to call upon me bearinglets
introduction and asking me-
employment for them. Iw
upon examination that
knowledge Of Greek ar
and metaphysics mir
they were actually
practical knowlef
willing to iearr
World lie full Of,
If aMas forcedf
road
fremef1
comes
the ide
young
eGuipI
IeYerd
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
Marriage in Algeria.
From the Broo klyn MAGAZINE.

From the Broo klyn Magazine.
A marriage celebration in Algeria is
an interesting relic ofancient customs.
The bridegroom goes to bring the bride
and the guests assembled outside the
house will wait for his return. Soon
the sound Of pipes is heard coming
from the summit OF some neighboring
hill, and the marriage procession APP
proaches the bridegroom's house. The
plpers always comes first in the pro
cession, then the bride muffied up in a
veil, riding q mule led by her lover.
Then comes q bevy of gorgeously-
dressed damsels, sparkling with silver
ornaments, after which the friends
of the bride follow. The procession
stops in front of the bridegroom g
house, and the girls friends line both
sides of the pathway, The pipers
march Oft on one side, while the bride.
groom lifts the girl from the mule and
holds her in, his arms. The girls
friends thereupon throw earth at the
bridegroom when he hurries forward
and carries her over the threshold of
his house Those about the door beat
him with olive branches, amid much
laughter. a. 80. ~.
IN the evening On such occasions the
|pipers and drummers are called in and
the women dance. two at q time, fac.
ing each other; nor does q couple de-
sist until, painting and exhausted,
they step aside to make room for an
other. The dance has great energy of
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
FIRST mpressfOnsof England.

s5ss rr 10. s5s5 .sf5 - ks
11eIo sre some M o1 my hrst impress
sions Of England as seen from the car
rage and from cha ~ ~ Hnw vnru
E,ol;ahi -. Il
81 - = . = - ssl
fictures OF English Landscape "a
beautiful, poetical series of views, but
hardly more noetical than the raalifv
How thnro,,.b,u E,,al 81, s, ,,.,
I, = -, So - J. - o'
our seW hsngiaha out-o1d oors and
scape often looks as # it had got out
of bed, and had not finished its toilet.
The glowing green of everything strikes
me green hedges in place Of our rail.
fences, ALWAYS ugly. and our rude
stone-walls. which are not wanting in
a certain look OF fitness appro achine
to comeliness. and ara really nict,1r,
esoue when lichen-coated. bnt moo,
features Of landscape az COMPARED ia
these universal hedues. lam disan,
pointed in the tree, an Tar. T have MT
seen one larpe tree as vet. Most ~ the
trees are of very moderate dimensions.
feathered all the wav nm their lone slen.
der trunks. with g. lon.sided mon ri laav.
es at the ton. like a. w;o which has Gin.
ped away. thrust that I am not f;ndipo
everything couleur de rose: but T cer.
tainly do find the cheeks of children
and young persons of such brilliant
rosy hue as do not remember that |
have ever seen before. I am almost
ready to think this and that child's
face has been colored from a. nink
SANGER. If the saxton ronths evpos .
ed for sale at Rome. in the day os
pona Groooru 10 G,aa+ ~ ,,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
She Was Not An Eloper.
From the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
A Logansport lady, en- route home
from Jefferville, had a somewhat try
ing and rather ludicrous experience in
this city few days ago. She is mar
ried and thirty-two years old, but her
beauty is of the fresh type that gives
her the appearance of being ten years
younger. All went we'll until the train
arrived at Indianapoils lis. As soon as
it came to stop there three police.
men boarded the train and walked
through the cars, cycling all the pas
sengers closely. They eyed the lady
bound for Logansport more closely
than any one else. They walk
ed through the car again, and
then again, and then they con-
suited, and two of the policemen
took a seat in front of the fair woman
and one of them behind her. At last
one of them looked her squarely in
the face and inquired her name, her
residence, her age her destination and
a hundred other questions that police
and newspaper reporters alone can
think of. These inquiries were all an.
swerd truthfully. Then the police
held another consultation and, al
though the conductor hollered "All
aboard!' at the demand of the officers
he held the train for fifteen minutes.
At last one of the blue coats approach
ed the lady and, in q voice saturated
with beer and authority. demanded:
"Ain't your name Mary Allen?"
mo sir, it's not"
Didn't you slope this morning with
q young man from Louisville?"
"No, SIR" N -
"Well, we are looking for this girl.
She is 18, and described as very pref.
ty, and you answer the description
The lady smiled one OF her sweetest
smiles, and, after thanking the officer
for the charming compliment that had
been. paid her, went down into her
carpet sack and fshed out. q handful
of credentials that proved beyon the
shadow Of a doubt that, she was not
on an clipping expedition. She showed
1lllD letLeES duuEGSScA W GMI 3. SO-AUU-
so, a photograph of her husband, a
pair OF yarn socks that wanted darn
ing, and last, but not least, pair Of
pan.aloons with two port holes in the
seat, and q marble, two skate keys
and q Sunday school lesson leaf in one
pocket. These she said belonged to
her twelve-year-old boy, and she had
taken them with her, expecting to find
time to mend them while she 1visited
her brothers folks. She offered to go
deeper into the reeesses of her grip and
bring additional evidences Of her
identity to the surface, but the Off.
GERS called a halt. They were satisfi.
ed. There was no sign Of 'love's
young dream" in that grip. Down
deeper there might be cold mince pie.
but there was certainly no orange
blossoms. They apologized and smil-
ed, and the lady accepted the apology
and blushed and smiled. and the con.
dnctor smiled, and as soon as thepas.
sengers learned the facts they smiled,
and the engine whooped and the cars
fairly shook their sides. It was q Joke,
and the pretty lady bound for Logans.
port WAS the bright particular star on
that train $50. So 5|z ssss 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

Then thyssweet lips breathed words
that fell upon my soul like mama
words of tenderness and pity that
made the torture of those slow hours
in the pit fade away, 50 mighty did
this reward seem for my sufferings.
Twas carried to Trevesky, and az
the men bore me along. you walking
by my side. l heard them tell the tale
OF my servants fright when my horse
returned home alone, and how they
came to your father for tidings of me.
Then they whispered OF the painful
search through the day and night, the
tracking of my horses hoofs upon the
snow, and the story . of the scared
peasant; who all night long had heard
the cry Of tortured ghosts issuing
from the earth. And the sad story
seized upon my Florian with deadly
fear, and turning back upon the black
moor she tracked the hoof marks un-
til they stopped upon the brink of the
forgotten shaft, tine shaft of the work
ed-out mine, we'll named the Great
Wheal Mercy. .*5
There I was found and saved by her
had loved so long. And, dearest, az
II slowly came back to life that New
Years morning and family whispered
to you OF my pent-up sorrow, you, in
your great pity, thinking OF my suffer.
ing in the shaft, poured out all your
maiden heart. And your loving words,
my Florian, we're sweeter to me than
ever the thrilling Spring had been III
the Great Wheal Mercy. Is
SO IN q n1onth you were my wife,
and now 1 sit by q happy hearth, and
looking down on the happy faces OF
my wife and child, 4 thank God for
that owning mercy thy love, dear
one 81 ich saved me on New Years
Day from 9 dreadful death III the
Ishaft of the Great heal Mercy.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18
PhfEosophM.

Life to the few is asurfeit Of p.easure.
Gay as the butterfly slipping its ss.fio-
Tripping through gardens apss-ae SINCE
Happy of spirit. wilb<et de cote com.
Lifeto the marsp'sa ae monnaie n'ayane
nr;er.sSa temps que nos amis de la
Sac COMPONENT, que dams les
Republiques c'est lie peuple qui gou-
verne. 81 quelques individns, Sc cro-
yant s%uperieurs d leurs freres, Sc trou-
vent froisses parce que, ce meme peu-
pie men vent pas pour g6rer SEES afaires
il men est pas moins yrai que CO peu-
pie dome une preuVe incontestable de
la superiorite de son jugement.
Vons, messieurs les R6formateurs qui
avez ravantage, de sortir des touches
s%uperieures de la Democratic, ct qui
vonlez absolumentimposer votre grande
superiorite a vos inferieurs qui ont as
SEE d'intelligence pour Sc gouverner
eux.mames ct vous gouverner an meme
temps, vous 6tes-vous apereu que votTe
blanche ermine SO tache? Savez-vous
que la peau de brebis sous laQuelle
vous cachez vos defaults, montre les
GRIZZLIES du loup, qui n'attend que le
moment favorable pour d6vorer lie pau
vre agneau qui sly laissera prendre +?
Sayex-yous que votre grande superio-
rite aurait dd vous ~pr6venir que yotre
jeu q etc d6couvert le jour on vous avez
passe nm contrat politique ave des
Fitzpatrick, des Mealey, des Davey, ct
Dieu salt combien d'autres reforma-
teurs du meme genre? Comment, vous
les immacules! Vous pembleme de tou-
ties les vertus passes, presente ct a We.
mir! Vous, qui dams l'elan du plus grand
patriotisme, vous voulez purger les
rings de tous les gouvernements en- &C.
n6ral-et de celui de la Louisiana en-
particulier-des soi-disant elements
corrompus qui les composent, ne pen.
sez-yous pas que vous devriez bonner
Allons done, ne rions plus
ayec les chooses s6rieuses. Asset de
ces plaisanteries reformatrices qui ne
seryent qua faire rire IN peuple qui ne
vous croft plus. Vos intentions sont
co~ntrefaites, On ne combat pas la or
ruption avec des Fitzpatrick, DIES Mea-
ley ct des Davey, on n'eteint pas lie feu
qui devore les entrailles dune question
en- y %appliquant des torches enfam.
Avoir de telles pretentions,
c'est lie comble de l'inferiorite.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18
Hos 8~uperieurs.
de Tsrrebonne :

EAdvooate de Tsrrebonns
En parlankde i'll administration d,Etaf
sEra sansrAra IS fsnn;nian All CO.,
ace d. pol;ticiena mi nart ~
STebes infzrieure de Ia Dan,aeratia
E'ess wee peiue oua mons nhaervons
oue notrs confrare III l,Opinion knrpnva
fni aussi tons les symphonies de ia ms.
lsSia 0ui seuhle etre dams il sanr das
KSformatours. Nous snyions ans cetfa
maladia 6tai9 h6r6ditaire cIlez les AM
0lo. gaxonf mais nous ne nous doutions
Das ausStaAA c0ntagieuse, ellie attaoue.
rails RI racSNL Latino.
Cette mas Idle don't nous youlons
parier III donsAles signss sont tres "a.
nnarQuablss cIa les politicians aHam6s.
qus, euns r6gid do ID r6foriue, veulent
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18
DIES OPELOusAs
PDBL1E LIE SAMEDI PAR
LeOnce AZ q. a.. Sandoz.


A,A3as0mnezsRez6 sera de $3.50 par an.
payaDR daayaace, gu trois piastras dams Ii
Les wis 90 paieront cinquanse cents
par catf6 pour II premiere insertion et yinat.
ZIG eenIs par carre pour chaQue insertion
tueront mn carF6.
Les avis qli aaront snvoy6a pour atre publi-
~ seront ins6f6s EN- FFancais at "a Auglais u
Eaoins qu'il n'en soft autrsuaent ordonn9I sins-
qua ce qus i6dlteur jags q propoa de les dis
Les candidats aux fayeurs publiqnea de-
EIont payeg quinz6 piastEss dsavance. silsa
yonleHt ae faire annonceE.
Les necEol0ges lea lettres de rsmnFciment.
les reelamea, ies Communications dan genre
personnel, etc. 20 paiargnt 10 tanx DIES avis.
Les articles d'ane nature peraonnalle lanana
la seroMb aaEsaisslhleal se paferont 1
CENTS u Agns NJ S5aYRncs.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18

"A curious photograph gallery is pre-
pared in the Baltic provinces. AS .
means Of checking horse stealing, Q fay
orite trade in the region, albums con-
Eaining portraits Of famous horse thieves
ire distributed among police stations.
Whole families, women and young girls
appear in the albums.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18

"a Washington correspondent
The friendship bctwafon politique . la
and saea,rcr Is. 3z1strict Judiciaire, com
~ NJ. Landry ct Acadie, d la
and addiction.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-06-18

I'm soulevement des "half breeds
10 prepare dams le nord- onest da Ca
NADIA SOUS les e~xcitations de Gabriel
DumOnt. Tex. lieutenant de Riel.